Total state population

3,956,971

Total number of people with disabilities

16.1%

Breakdown by category of disability

Hearing difficulty

5.2%

Vision difficulty

3.5%

Cognitive difficulty

6.1%

Ambulatory difficulty

8.9%

Self-care difficulty

2.9%

Independent living difficulty

6.9%

Race/ethnicity breakdown

White

72.4%

Black or African American

7.3%

American Indian and Alaskan Native

8.0%

Asian

2.3%

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

0.1%

Hispanic or Latino

11.1%

Other Race

2.3%

Two or more Races

7.6%

Employment rate for People with Disabilities (PwD)

38.7%

Unemployment rate for PwD

Number of PwD not working but actively looking for work

6.8%

Unemployment rate for PwD

Source: https://www.census.gov/

26.1%